Court orders filing of charges against ‘sex pest’ RK Pachauri

DNMUM422307 | 9/15/2018 | Author : Sakshi Chand | WC :339 | India

New Delhi: “Men in uniform supported me more than the woman investigating officer,” said the former research analyst who worked at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) after a Delhi court ordered framing of molestation charges against former TERI chief RK Pachauri on Friday. Pachauri stands accused of sexual harassment and stalking by his former colleague.

The ex-TERI employee has been fighting the case for almost two years. “The men in my life and those on the case have supported me unconditionally,” she says. “Most importantly they have supported the cause and that is all that matters.”

ty), 354A (Making physical contact, unwelcome and sexually coloured remarks) and Section 509 (Teasing and using vulgar gesture and actions) of the Indian Penal Code. She ordered the charges to be formally framed on October 20.”Pachauri was discharged of some other sections such as criminal intimidation and wrongful restraint stating that prima facie, these charges were not made out.The analyst says she never lost sight of the bigger picture. “I knew it (the framing of charges) would happen, but the question was ‘when’,” she says, adding “I breathed a sigh of relief today. This is a big leap towards the truth, which must triumph.”However, she cannot come to terms with the fact that her tormentor’s career has not come under a shadow because of these allegations, and he is still invited to speak at conferences in India and abroad. “It is highly regrettable and shameful that he is invited to deliver sermons. I hope this hypocrisy stops. Women empowerment is not just for seminars but to be practised where it matters,” she said.

Chief disgraceFIR was registered against RK Pachauri on February 13, 2015He is charged under sections 354 (Outraging modesty), 354A (Making physical contact, unwelcome and sexually coloured remarks) and Section 509 (Teasing and using vulgar gesture and actions) of the Indian Penal CodeDischarged of sections pertaining to criminal intimidation and wrongful restraint

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